October 2008
22 posts
WatchLarry Lessig on why you should vote NO on Proposition 8
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20 Wbsites You Never Realised You Needed →
I’ve already started using 3 of them. Highly recommend OtherInbox. It’s in beta, so if you decide to sign up, go here.
TIME: Why Barack Obama Is Winning →
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McCain-Obama danceoff Spectacular editing.
ESPN: Obama knows his fantasy football →
What a guy.
“Sunrise” by Yeasayer
It all...
WatchTour of my new, unfurnished apartment
Gmail Plus Addressing and Filtering →
I just found out about this, and I don’t know how I haven’t heard of it before. If your e-mail is “ian@gmail.com”, you can make up e-mails like “ian+apple@gmail.com” or “ian+spam@gmail.com” and receive all those e-mails at ian@gmail.com. Especially useful for dealing with spam, so you can know where it came from and create a filter to...
“In important matters, a ‘strong’ effort usually results in only...”
– Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship
I understand the economic crisis
thanks to:
This American Life: “Another Frightening Show About the Economy” (audio) Explains the economic crisis in a captivating way that you will understand.
The Financial Crisis, As Explained to My 14-year-old Sister (article) Explains to his younger sister, using Pokémon as an analogy.
How to taste wine: Gary Vaynerchuk →
A good introductory episode for us wine wannabes. I rarely drink wine, and yet I’ve started watching Wine Library TV every day. Because Gary Vaynerchuk is the man.
“How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us.”
– Mr. Rogers
“Cuddle Fuddle” by Passion Pit Listen...
The 12 Virtues of Rationality →
Curiosity, relinquishment, lightness, evenness, argument, empiricism, simplicity, humility, perfectionism, precision, scholarship, and the void.
“It’s kind of ridiculous how people always say life is short, even though...”
– Charlie Kaufman, quoting the guy who drove him to the “Synecdoche” screening